New Mississippi River Painting on display by Kathy Braud RRWS

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Hi dear visitor, This new Mississippi River painting, called "The Best Dam Town in Minnesota", celebrates the peaceful view of the city from near the dam flood gates and water retaining area that is very unique for Little Falls, MN. The art currently is on display at the Great River Arts in downtown Little Falls for the months of November and December 2017 where I am also having a large exhibition of my colorful artworks ( ~40) , some new and some have been posted on FAA already. You are invited to experience my art in person, if you would like.
A bridge crosses within a block of this area also ( see the far left).
This particular site is not a common place to take a photo, I had to climb up by the railroad tracks where trains do go by about every 10 minutes some days. The river was so calm and the clouds overhead reflected the beauty of the impending colorful sunset. My panorama view used half a full sheet of watercolor paper split the long way. I discovered how the town is designed as I manipulated this new long format to create my landscape.

The right side of the river in 1803 was part of the United States ( as you face the town in the image) and the left side ( not pictured) was part of the Louisiana Purchase. 100 years later in 1903, this city of Little Falls was booming with many businesses, and timber floating down the river, sawmills, papermill, creamery's, a railroad, electric station ( is pictured here) and had so many activities and people who lived here
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Now another 100 years later, we still appreciate our heritage. Some of the past businesses are gone with the changes of time but the dam system is still very important for controlling the water levels and providing the opportunity for making electricity. Today, as I write this note, the water is really traveling fast and really running over the dam. We have had a lot of rain this fall and the Mississippi River is a recipient of water collection in the state of Minnesota.
Wishing you the BEST! Visit us someday when you are traveling to Minnesota.